People aren’t happy with the BBC’s big weather redesign
Today, the BBC is launching a major redesign of its popular weather forecast services — and some Brits are furious. It all started in 2015 when the broadcaster announced it was ditching the Met Office and looking for a new provider of accurate weather data. MeteoGroup was eventually crowned the winner and work began to overhaul the technical architecture underpinning the BBC's much-loved TV bulletins, mobile apps and website. The new web and mobile designs were rolled out to "some users" last month and the reaction was overwhelmingly negative. On a blog post written by the BBC's Michael Burnett , one user commented: "You seemed to have ruined what was a superb site with a wealth of information." The BBC has gone ahead with the overhaul, however. The new system was shown on TV for the first time today, and everyone will see the new app and website sometime "this week." The broadcaster, of course, is keen to emphasise what it sees as improvement...